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how do i drain the tank and carbs.
think it might have condensation/water in it 99 curvy see post curvy wont start |
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Buy a syphon off ebay, and a 20l Jerry Can. Drain the tank and make sure you get a petrol filler funnel (has a steel filter in it) for when you re-fill it.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-16-SIPHON-...#ht_3650wt_891 I think draining the carbs is in the Haynes. Sounds like the filler cap drain is blocked or rotted through, drain it down and have a lookski. Hopes this helps
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Without buying stuff. Remove tank from the bike (2 bolts under the riders seat + 2 at the front) then with a large bucket underneath, remove the fuel tap allowing all the bits to fall in the bucket.
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Had to do it twicw on mine
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Water is heavier than petrol, which means the water will be at the bottom of the petrol tank. If your crafty and careful, you could just possibly drain a little of the fuel out of the tank getting rid of the water at the same time. Could just possibly save you a bit of time and effort. Possibly, maybe.
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i just took my tank off and removed filler cap then poured it into a bucket.
there are drains on the carb bowls, 4.5mm allen key iirc it has been 3 years since i owned a curvy, my memory has been partly erased by fuel injection happiness... |
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+ 1 for this, not sure about carbs, not done any work on them yet
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When I drained my pointy one, I removed tank, plugged the fuel pump back in and kept energising it with the ignition to pump it out, worked a treat.
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Suck on the vacuum hose lol, then catch the petrol flowing out the other hose. I assume like others Screws on the bottom of the carbs to drain them
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Just drain a pint into a pint pot, leave it for a few minutes and any water will separate out. also drain some out of the carbs, though it means some interesting manoeuvring
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